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Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, WCC programme director for Life, Justice, and Peace, reflected on “Prophetic Diakonia and Vulnerability in the 21st Century” during a conference hosted by the International Society for the Research and Study of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice, being held in South Africa 1-4 April. 

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) empfing Prof. Dr. Karen Nazaryan, Direktor der Stiftung Armenia Round Table Foundation im Ökumenischen Zentrum in Genf zu einer Reihe an strategischen Besprechungen zur Stärkung der Zusammenarbeit im Bereich ökumenische Diakonie und soziale Entwicklung.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) welcomed Prof. Dr Karen Nazaryan, executive director of the Armenia Roundtable Foundation, to the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva for a series of strategic meetings aimed at strengthening cooperation in ecumenical diakonia and social development.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined diplomats, faith-based organizations, and leading experts at a roundtable discussion celebrating Geneva’s legacy in global environmental governance. Organized as part of the Geneva Environment Network's 25^th-anniversary series of events, the discussion focused on the vital role of faith-based organizations in tackling the triple planetary climate change crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution.

A webinar held 5 December debuted a new World Council of Churches (WCC) publication, “Love, Justice, and Reproductive Health: A Framework for Churches.”

As church leaders and organizations rally against Christian persecution in Sudan, a bishop has become the latest victim of the violence, in the country where war has destroyed church missions, schools, hospitals, and Christian villages.

Amid rising global inequality and escalating climate crises, the Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life (GEM School) will convene from 18-29 August 2025 in Seoul, South Korea.

A delegation from Iraq, including representatives of Zoroastrian religious communities, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC), expressing appreciation for the ways in which the WCC continues to promote inclusive citizenship in Iraq.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) launched the inaugural edition of the Living Planet Monitor (LPM) publication, marking a significant step in addressing the interconnection between land, water, food, and climate justice.

In a report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected that, particularly during the past several months, his focus has been to lift the profile of the WCC. “I believe that this is being achieved in major proportions,” he said. “I am also grateful that many of the invitations that come my way are also graciously funded by the inviters and this certainly helps our budget constraints, especially when the requests for the general secretary’s presence are so numerous.”